As a teenager, I've been blessed to see that you have the biggest opportunity to set yourself up for the future.
One of the biggest questions I seem to ask myself a lot is that of 'why wait?' there are so many opportunities ripe for the picking, and waiting several years until we are out of high school or even college before getting into what we love doesn't make any sense. Realizing that you can do a few things that can set yourself apart from those around you and get into your dream journey is not only possible but easy when you start going for it!
Speaking to my younger self here, you are in such an amazing position to build an amazing life filled with everything you could want. One of the things I've realized is that other people love to see the younger generation stand up and start working and often give a helping hand, where they might not go to someone older.
Overcoming the fact that you aren't the smartest person in the world and humbling yourself to start asking questions is the single biggest thing we can do to make the first step toward wisdom. I struggle with this a lot, but I've found that the times I can overcome that impulse to be right or show that I am the hot stuff is when I learn the most.
Key takeaways:
1) Why wait?
2) Being young, you have so many opportunities
3) You aren't hot stuff, and overcoming that will help you attain more wisdom